Official Dancing With the Stars: Fall 2015

[mandy200587]

and I do think Lindsay just proved her case to stay as a pro.

 

[Sunnyday3]

...and the lie detector segments are too funny!

 

[Imzadi]

Derek, as always is a brilliant choreographer & teacher.

 

[Imzadi]

I hate how they keep comparing Alexa & Carlos. It's 2015. Codependency and enmeshed identities are such a '90s thing.

Can they stop promoting that already? They are SEPARATE individuals who happened to be married.

 

[mandy200587]

I'm beginning to wonder if Witney is as good of a pro as Lindsay, she made Carlos shine tonight and Nick seemed to struggle a bit?

 

[Dee77]

Wow Tom's Dad passed away today.. Can't believe he could get through the show

 

[Imzadi]

Wow Tom's Dad passed away today.. Can't believe he could get through the show

People aren't in grief every single minute after a loved one passes. He may have actually needed the distraction for 2 hours to be doing something else that would so need his focus & energy.

 

[Dee77]

People aren't in grief every single minute after a loved one passes. He may have actually needed the distraction for 2 hours to be doing something else that would so need his focus & energy.

Really?

 

[WendyLovesPeter]

Didn't realize that about tom's dad today....hope he was at peace.

Some of the switches were really good! I think sharna does better with Andy than Allison. They had chemistry. His facial hair....the expression....he looked hot!
And Alexa did better with Derek (tho I like mark wayyy better than Derek). Those snippets in the package from mark weren't flattering to them as a pair. I can't get into the Alexa and Carlos saga....just not interesting to me at all.
Also & Emma very good also. I expected a hot number from them. Liked her comment about always been too ripe or not ripe enough. That's exactly what I said....finally a partner within her decade.

 

[Kirby]

This is what stood out to me tonight:

Mark did a good job with Paula.

It was good to see Louie with a partner who can dance.

Bindi was a little lackluster for me tonight.

Don't think that Whitney did Nick justice.

 

[Imzadi]

Really?

Yes, if people were wailing away & sobbing every minute of the day (like we see on the 5 o'clock news) we'd have insane asylums set up all over the place to handle that level of un-ending grief as people can't function.

If the death is unexpected, like that of a younger person, and the dead person had not made prior arrangements as to how they want their death to be handled, someone has to make the funeral arrangements. It's usually a loved one. (That I think is one of the crueler things about death.) People need to be functional. Someone has to call the funeral home, go pick put a casket, arrange for flowers, call other loved ones to let them know. They can't be sobbing incoherently the whole time. There are lucid moments, sometimes moments of numbness and they know they need to be functional.

If other loved ones need to call the airlines to attend the funeral and ask for a bereavement fare (if those are still available,) they have to be functional and coherent on the phone.

And yes, some people need moments of distraction as the pain is too intense. Thinking about something else is actually a healthy thing to do. It allows the body to relax. Grief is stressful. Grief can be exhausting.

 

[WendyLovesPeter]

This is what stood out to me tonight:

Mark did a good job with Paula.

It was good to see Louie with a partner who can dance.

Bindi was a little lackluster for me tonight.

Don't think that Whitney did Nick justice.

I think mark did very well with Paula also.....tho she ran it into the ground a bit. He made her look good overall tho and kept it fun

 

[Dee77]

Yes, if people were wailing away & sobbing every minute of the day (like we see on the 5 o'clock news) we'd have insane asylums set up all over the place to handle that level of un-ending grief as people can't function.

If the death is unexpected, like that of a younger person, and the dead person had not made prior arrangements as to how they want their death to be handled, someone has to make the funeral arrangements. It's usually a loved one. (That I think is one of the crueler things about death.) People need to be functional. Someone has to call the funeral home, go pick put a casket, arrange for flowers, call other loved ones to let them know. They can't be sobbing incoherently the whole time. There are lucid moments, sometimes moments of numbness and they know they need to be functional.

If other loved ones need to call the airlines to attend the funeral and ask for a bereavement fare (if those are still available,) they have to be functional and coherent on the phone.

And yes, some people need moments of distraction as the pain is too intense. Thinking about something else is actually a healthy thing to do. It allows the body to relax. Grief is stressful. Grief can be exhausting.

I believe you misunderstood my original comment and then my reply of "really?" All I said was that since the Dad just passed today that I was surprised he could get through the show.. Everyone knows the differences in how people grieve so not sure why you felt the need to go into the detailed response above.. It was really just a sympathetic remark that I was making, nothing more.

 

[Imzadi]

I believe you misunderstood my original comment and then my reply of "really?" All I said was that since the Dad just passed today that I was surprised he could get through the show.. Everyone knows the differences in how people grieve so not sure why you felt the need to go into the detailed response above.. It was really just a sympathetic remark that I was making, nothing more.

Yes, I totally misunderstood. Sorry.

 

[Dancind]

Big difference in some of the celebs tonight. New pro, new perspective? Alexa, Carlos, Andy did so much better. That's gotta hurt when you're their regular pro. Should be interesting next week. I know for instance, Witney is very sensitive. I do like her, really!

Loved Mark as the milkman. Too bad he had to dance with Paula for most of it. And I said the same thing to DH, Tamar has too much plastic surgery/botox to have expressions. She's pretty young, isn't she?

Alex is not a performer, but maybe he was afraid to move his face much because it hurt his nose? LOL DH broke my nose once when we were dancing. Went to the emergency room, they said yep it's broken. Nothing to do for it, wasted a copay. You get black eyes but it's not too painful.

 

[Imzadi]

Alex is not a performer, but maybe he was afraid to move his face much because it hurt his nose?

I'm thinking it's the military training. Aren't they trained to stand at attention and be emotionless no matter what is going on in front of them? Or is that just TV & movie stuff?

 

[Dancind]

Um, Palace Guards? ha!

 

[TB'sWidow]

Yes, if people were wailing away & sobbing every minute of the day (like we see on the 5 o'clock news) we'd have insane asylums set up all over the place to handle that level of un-ending grief as people can't function.

If the death is unexpected, like that of a younger person, and the dead person had not made prior arrangements as to how they want their death to be handled, someone has to make the funeral arrangements. It's usually a loved one. (That I think is one of the crueler things about death.) People need to be functional. Someone has to call the funeral home, go pick put a casket, arrange for flowers, call other loved ones to let them know. They can't be sobbing incoherently the whole time. There are lucid moments, sometimes moments of numbness and they know they need to be functional.

If other loved ones need to call the airlines to attend the funeral and ask for a bereavement fare (if those are still available,) they have to be functional and coherent on the phone.

And yes, some people need moments of distraction as the pain is too intense. Thinking about something else is actually a healthy thing to do. It allows the body to relax. Grief is stressful. Grief can be exhausting.

well said

 

[Kirby]

I'm thinking it's the military training. Aren't they trained to stand at attention and be emotionless no matter what is going on in front of them? Or is that just TV & movie stuff?

My son in law was in the military and he can keep a straight face through most anything. But when he lets loose, he has the most beautiful smile.

 

[robinb]

I hate how they keep comparing Alexa & Carlos. It's 2015. Codependency and enmeshed identities are such a '90s thing.

Can they stop promoting that already? They are SEPARATE individuals who happened to be married.

I didn't watch this week yet, but I think the codependentcy is coming from Alexa. She seemed insulted last week that Alfonso told her that Mark was her partner, not Carlos. I think that Carlos is more competitive and knows he has to go through Alexa to get the Mirror Ball. Alexa not so much.